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Gihahn Cloete

34South Africa

Left-handed top-order batter
Right-arm off-spin bowler

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class matches	47	76	3,044	42.28	58.3	7/16	210
Last 10	10	16	960	80.00	61.3	3/4	210

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class matches	47	12	0	–	2.50	–	0	0

Batting style

Aggressive top-order batter

Strong against spin

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	49.5	30.8
Average v pace	30.9	29.0
Average v spin	49.7	29.6
Strike rate v pace	52	52
Strike rate v spin	57	50
Balls per dismissal	82	59
Dot %	72.7	74.6

2,934 balls in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

Compare with other players

Men's First-class

Overall rank: 93rd; all first-class batters
Runs a match: +8.1; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +8.4
September 2026Now +8.1
20172019202120232025

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	13	1,044	61.4	58.9	–	–	–

Team

KnightsCSA 4-Day SeriesLast played Sept 2026

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	4/10	30%	0	3	2934183359321011816
2934183359321011816

Gihahn Cloete has made 50 or more in 4 of the last 10 First-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
10 Sept 2026	Knights	North West Dragons		118 & 16	–	North West Dragons won by 135 runs
6 Feb 2026	Knights	Eastern Storm		210 (369)	–	Drawn
29 Jan 2026	Knights	Mpumalanga Rhinos		35 & 93*	–	Knights won by 9 wickets
22 Jan 2026	Knights	Eastern Cape Iinyathi		1 & 83	–	Knights won by 88 runs
15 Jan 2026	Knights	Garden Route Badgers		9 & 34	–	Knights won by 7 wickets
11 Dec 2025	Knights	Northern Cape Heat		86 & 2	–	Drawn
16 Oct 2025	Knights	Limpopo Impalas		130* (147)	–	Knights won by an innings and 99 runs
2 Oct 2025	Knights	Eastern Storm		60* (115)	–	Knights won by 8 wickets
20 Mar 2025	Knights	Warriors		25 & 43*	–	Drawn
6 Dec 2024	Knights	Western Province		15 (9)	–	Drawn